EP3234547B8 - Zweikomponenten-dichteprobennehmer - Google Patents

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EP3234547B8
EP3234547B8 EP15870763.8A EP15870763A EP3234547B8 EP 3234547 B8 EP3234547 B8 EP 3234547B8 EP 15870763 A EP15870763 A EP 15870763A EP 3234547 B8 EP3234547 B8 EP 3234547B8
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component density
dual component
sampler apparatus
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EP3234547A4 (de
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James P. Mccrickard
Ronald G. Peterson
Thomas L. Beck
Michael A. Macdonald
Michael D. Dry
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    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01N9/00Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity
    • G01N9/32Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity by using flow properties of fluids, e.g. flow through tubes or apertures
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D17/00Separation of liquids, not provided for elsewhere, e.g. by thermal diffusion
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    • B01D17/0208Separation of non-miscible liquids by sedimentation
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    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01FMEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/76Devices for measuring mass flow of a fluid or a fluent solid material
    • G01F1/78Direct mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/80Direct mass flowmeters operating by measuring pressure, force, momentum, or frequency of a fluid flow to which a rotational movement has been imparted
    • G01F1/84Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/845Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters arrangements of measuring means, e.g., of measuring conduits
    • G01F1/8468Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters arrangements of measuring means, e.g., of measuring conduits vibrating measuring conduits
    • G01F1/8472Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters arrangements of measuring means, e.g., of measuring conduits vibrating measuring conduits having curved measuring conduits, i.e. whereby the measuring conduits' curved center line lies within a plane
    • G01F1/8477Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters arrangements of measuring means, e.g., of measuring conduits vibrating measuring conduits having curved measuring conduits, i.e. whereby the measuring conduits' curved center line lies within a plane with multiple measuring conduits
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/26Oils; Viscous liquids; Paints; Inks
    • G01N33/28Oils, i.e. hydrocarbon liquids
    • G01N33/2835Specific substances contained in the oils or fuels
    • G01N33/2847Water in oils
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N9/00Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity
    • G01N9/36Analysing materials by measuring the density or specific gravity, e.g. determining quantity of moisture
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01FMEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/74Devices for measuring flow of a fluid or flow of a fluent solid material in suspension in another fluid
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01FMEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/76Devices for measuring mass flow of a fluid or a fluent solid material
    • G01F1/78Direct mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/80Direct mass flowmeters operating by measuring pressure, force, momentum, or frequency of a fluid flow to which a rotational movement has been imparted
    • G01F1/84Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01FMEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F15/00Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus
    • G01F15/08Air or gas separators in combination with liquid meters; Liquid separators in combination with gas-meters
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/26Oils; Viscous liquids; Paints; Inks
    • G01N33/28Oils, i.e. hydrocarbon liquids
    • G01N33/2823Raw oil, drilling fluid or polyphasic mixtures
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N9/00Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity
    • G01N9/002Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity using variation of the resonant frequency of an element vibrating in contact with the material submitted to analysis

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  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
  • Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials Using Thermal Means (AREA)
EP15870763.8A 2014-12-17 2015-12-11 Zweikomponenten-dichteprobennehmer Not-in-force EP3234547B8 (de)

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US201462092995P 2014-12-17 2014-12-17
US14/955,262 US9494504B2 (en) 2014-12-17 2015-12-01 Dual component density sampler apparatus
PCT/US2015/065321 WO2016100132A1 (en) 2014-12-17 2015-12-11 Dual component density sampler apparatus

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EP3234547A1 EP3234547A1 (de) 2017-10-25
EP3234547A4 EP3234547A4 (de) 2018-08-29
EP3234547B1 EP3234547B1 (de) 2019-04-17
EP3234547B8 true EP3234547B8 (de) 2019-06-19

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EP (1) EP3234547B8 (de)
AU (1) AU2015362922B2 (de)
BR (1) BR112017011311A2 (de)
CA (1) CA2969470C (de)
CO (1) CO2017005914A2 (de)
EA (1) EA033673B1 (de)
MX (1) MX2017006857A (de)
WO (1) WO2016100132A1 (de)

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AU2015362922A1 (en) 2017-06-08
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US9494504B2 (en) 2016-11-15
BR112017011311A2 (pt) 2018-01-02
CO2017005914A2 (es) 2017-08-31
MX2017006857A (es) 2017-08-14
EA201791325A1 (ru) 2017-10-31
US20160178499A1 (en) 2016-06-23
CA2969470A1 (en) 2016-06-23
EA033673B1 (ru) 2019-11-14
CA2969470C (en) 2019-01-08
EP3234547B1 (de) 2019-04-17
WO2016100132A1 (en) 2016-06-23
AU2015362922B2 (en) 2018-08-02

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